Obama Still Doesn’t Get It! We Need Jobs, Not Change!

Nervously awaiting the USA/Nigeria [World Cup] match, I wandered into a Starbucks early this morning to grab a venti Americano and a New York Times. The front page tells the story of a Louisiana judge blocking a White House ban of deep sea drilling. The White House claims that “continuing to drill at these depths without knowing what happened does not make any sense” and that it plans to immediately appeal the ruling. I can understand the WH sentiment, but what makes less sense is killing jobs because of one accident.

The nation is yearning for work, yet the White House is overwhelming only in support of creating green jobs. Now is not the time to push your agenda, Mr. Obama. You give us sob stories about the rural areas of Ohio and the struggling families in Iowa all the time. I’m willing to bet my life on the fact that those without jobs don’t care if their work is hurting the environment, they just want sustainable income to take care of their families. That’s ALL that matters.

Personally, I don’t believe its the president’s job to stimulate the economy, but since the president believes it’s his responsibly, maybe he should worry about fixing it instead of pushing his agenda.

Off-shore drilling employs thousands of people in the gulf area. At a time when Louisiana is facing 10+ percent unemployment, is now the time to kill jobs?